Connected songs trail · Sevenly Magazine
Rabbit Hole: In the Air Tonight
This day in 1984 The TV series Miami Vice made its debut with a two-hour episode that includes a scene featuring the Phil Collins hit "In The Air Tonight." Starting from Phil Collins and his producer Hugh Padgham, the trail winds through Sting, Simply Red, Paul Young, The Christians, Wet Wet Wet, Deacon Blue, Narada Michael Walden, Ashford & Simpson, Sister Sledge, Chic, Patrice Rushen, The Whispers, and Bobby Brown before landing on Laura Branigan — a 17-song journey held together by shared producers, songwriters, and soft rock listener taste.